{{tnr}}This page details '''Minnesota signature requirements.''' The [[Signature requirements|signatures of registered voters]] are often required to place candidates or initiatives on the ballot. However, for candidates, filing fees are sometimes required or accepted in lieu of signatures.

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==Federal offices==

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In many states, the [[Signature requirements|signatures of registered voters]] must be collected to place '''candidates or initiatives on the ballot.''' However, for candidates, filing fees are sometimes required or accepted in lieu of signatures. The requirements and laws governing signatures is complicated and varied from state-to-state. We have created two distinct pages detailing signature requirements in all 50 states, based on whether the signature are for [[Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Minnesota|candidates]] or [[Signature requirements for ballot measures in Minnesota|ballot measures]].

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===U.S. Senate===

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Partisan candidates for [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] must pay a filing fee of $400 and an affidavit of candidacy.<ref name="fee">[http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=895 ''Minnesota Secretary of State'' "Filing Fees" Accessed April 25, 2012]</ref> In lieu of the filing fee, candidates may submit nominating petitions with 2,000 signatures for [[U.S. Senate|Senate]].<ref name="major">[www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=4262 ''Minnesota Secretary of State'' "Major party candidates guide" Accessed April 25, 2012]</ref>

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===U.S. House===

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''Note: For detailed information on '''signature requirements''' for [[Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Minnesota|candidates]] and [[Signature requirements for ballot measures in Minnesota|ballot measures]], click on the links below.''

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Partisan candidates for [[U.S. House|House]] must pay a filing fee of $300 and an affidavit of candidacy.<ref name="fee"/> In lieu of the filing fee, candidates may submit nominating petitions with 1,000 signatures for [[U.S. House|House]].<ref name="major"/>

Partisan candidates for [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] and [[U.S. House|House]] must submit either filing fee or nominating petitions and and an affidavit of candidacy by '''June 5, 2012.'''<ref name="major"/>

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==State offices==

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===State legislature===

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Partisan candidates for [[Minnesota State Senate|State Senate]] and [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State House]] must pay a filing fee of $100 and an affidavit of candidacy.<ref name="fee">[http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=895 ''Minnesota Secretary of State'' "Filing Fees" Accessed April 25, 2012]</ref> In lieu of the filing fee, candidates may submit nominating petitions with 500 signatures for [[Minnesota State|State Senate]] or [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State House]].<ref name="major">[www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=4262 ''Minnesota Secretary of State'' "Major party candidates guide" Accessed April 25, 2012]</ref>

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===Filing deadlines===

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====2012====

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::''See also: [[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state government elections]]''

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Partisan candidates for [[Minnesota State Senate|State Senate]] and [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State House]] must submit either filing fee or nominating petitions and and an affidavit of candidacy by '''June 5, 2012.'''<ref name="major"/>

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==Ballot measures==

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::''See also: [[Minnesota 2012 ballot measures]]''

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{{mnlist}}'''Minnesota ballot measures''' come in only one variety. That is:

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*{{lrcafull}} - A [[constitutional amendment]] that appears on a state's [[ballot]] as a [[ballot measure]] because the [[state legislature]] in that state voted to put it before the voters.

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==Elections in Minnesota by year==

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===2014===

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{{mn on the ballot 2014}}

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===2012===

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==See also==

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*[[Minnesota elections, 2014]]

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*[[State executive official elections, 2012]]

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*[[Minnesota elections, 2012]]

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*[[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 U.S. Congress elections]]

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*[[Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections]]

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In many states, the signatures of registered voters must be collected to place candidates or initiatives on the ballot. However, for candidates, filing fees are sometimes required or accepted in lieu of signatures. The requirements and laws governing signatures is complicated and varied from state-to-state. We have created two distinct pages detailing signature requirements in all 50 states, based on whether the signature are for candidates or ballot measures.